Designer

Abel Granados Jr.

***** ******* **** ****

Sugar Land, Texas 77498

832-***-**** - Home/Cell

**************@*******.***

CAREER OBJECTIVE

To utilize a combination of experience, training, and education which can further improve my professional growth and company achievement.

EDUCATION AAS, Drafting and Design Technology Houston Community College, Houston, TX, September 2005 to December 2007

In Process of Certificate in Design and Drafting , Lee College, Baytown, TX, September 2000 to September 2005

Intergraph Smart Plant P&ID Training Course - September 2007

Creating P&IDs (TSPL001) - Houston, Texas

EXPERIENCE More than seven years of experience in the Design field involving PFD and P&IDs and other Oil and Gas related Design. Utilizing all types of design software from Autocad, Microstation, Inventor, and PDMS. Previous experience as safety proctor for a contracting company.

WORK HISTORY

Severn Trent De Nora, Sugar Land, TX – 08/09 to Present

Mechanical Designer

(Inventor, Autocad 2009)

DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for designing and revising engineering drawings associated with custom engineered systems for various water purification products or water/wastewater distribution system maps.

• Work closely with engineering through discussions, written instruction, or preliminary drawings to develop design concepts and prepare drawings.

• Use CAD systems to prepare and revise drawing layouts, equipment arrangements, assemblies, subassemblies, and any required details of associated equipment.

• Collaborate with engineering to prepare and revise flow diagrams, electrical detail drawings, plot plans, piping details, structural fabrication details, bills of materials, and drawing lists.

• Revise “as-built” drawings based on the actual equipment manufactured in the plant or installed in the field.

• Assist on limited design analysis and calculations collaborating with engineers.

• Design skid structure to support equipment and piping in an economical and efficient manner.

• Check drawings for detail, layout and for conformance to drafting standards and practices.

• May create database for clients containing GIS information or prepare maps for client reporting.

Technip USA, Inc., Houston, TX - 04/06 to 07/09

Flowsheet Designer III

(Autocad 2000-2007, Microstation)

DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Monitor/control manpower and expenditures for assigned projects within budget limits.

• Assist supervisor in developing procedures and standards.

• Assist supervisor in proposal efforts.

• Set design work priorities for assigned projects.

• Supervise, review and approve work done by assigned designers.

• Review and approve project drawings.

• Maintain communication with project team, client, field, etc.

• Assist assigned engineers and designers in the resolution of technical engineering/design problems.

• Attend staff, client and vendor meetings.

• Implement quality and training programs.

• Engage in self study efforts to maintain and expand technical proficiency.

Projects Include:

ExxonMobil, Umbrella - Various Locations, USA, 2007 to 2008

Process supervision of numerous concurrent projects (B, EP and EPC type) for ExxonMobil Refineries in the US -Joliet, Beaumont, Billings, etc.- in the area of Catalytic NOx Reduction, FCC Boiler performance upgrade, Sour Water Treatment, Flare Gas Control, Noise Control, CFD analysis, Sootblowers etc.

Chevron / Cabinda Gulf Oil Company, South N'Dola (SND) Project, West Africa

Front end engineering and design of a 20 slot well head platform (SND) designed for a peak production rate of 36,000 BOPD and 70 MMSCFD of associated gas. The platform facilities included separation and compression, gas turbine, flare system, diesel system, chemical injection and other supporting utilities.

Chevron / Cabinda Gulf Oil Company, Sanha Auxiliary (SAUX) Project, Cabinda

The SAUX facilities included mole sieve dehydrators and regeneration facilities, H2S removal vessel, reinjection compressors & associated gas turbines, filter separator & coalesce and other supporting facilities. Prior to FEED, a study was also undertaken to determine the adequacy of separation compressor and IP Separators for increased capacity. The study involved simulation of the compressor model per original designed compressor curves and per existing DCS records for current operation. The study also evaluated the options of providing waste gas recovery unit against providing a standalone fired heater for regeneration.

ConocoPhillips, Trainer Refinery Aromatics Extraction Unit, Trainer, PA

FEL I / FEL II / FEL III activities for the Aromatic Extraction Plant of the COP refinery at Trainer. This included both ISBL and OSBL activities for the above project.

Freeport LNG Development LP, LNG Receiving / Regasification Terminal, Quintana Island, TX

EPC phase for 1.5 Bcfd Receiving and Regasification Terminal Project. Project includes marine terminal dock, two double-walled, full-containment LNG storage tanks, two unloading lines, high-pressure booster pumps, high pressure LNG vaporizers, and send-out line. Responsibilities include assisting lead flowsheet designer on updating P&IDs.

VRSH Demonstration Unit, Chevron Energy and Technology Company, Pascagoula, MS.

Major refinery experimental plant located in the U.S. Gulf Coast. The scope included FEL 2 and FEL 3 for Demonstration Unit for Chevron’s Slurry Hydrocracking Process including five new refinery units, with substantial infrastructure and process plant modifications within the existing refinery.

Jacobs Engineering Group, Houston, TX - 01/05 to 04/06

Process Designer II

(Autocad 2002, PDMS, Microstation, Cad-overlay Software)

Responsible for creating and revising P&IDs and PFDs; including first issue up to As Built drawings. Projects include:

• Nova Arcel /Pes Project

• Shell Deerpark Coker Drum Replacement

• Shell Puget Sound FGR

• Shell Motiva Port Arthur

• Flint Hills Pine Bend

Tyco Thermal Controls, Tracer Division, Houston, TX - 11/02 to 01/05

Cad Designer I

(Autocad 14-2000)

Responsible for creating heat-tracing isometrics, calculating bill of materials, and insulation take offs. Also provide assistance with cable and panel board design.

Performance Contracting Inc., Houston, TX - 10/01 to 11/02

Safety Proctor, 05/02 to 11/02

Ensure that all safety requirements were being followed throughout the duration of the project. Supervised crews up to 70 workers at one point and also assisted the General Foreman in managing and devising methods to maintain a safe work environment. Over a thousand man hours worked with out a recordable accident and also assisted in gaining an OSHA VPP site.

Insulator Helper, 10/01 to 05/02

Assisted with installing piping and equipment insulation in various jobs.

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